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Chapter 231: Missing the old jokes
Lou Xiao'e excitedly held the examination report, which clearly showed that she was three months pregnant. Just three months ago, she was still in love with Suning in Beijing.

For many years, the issue of having children has almost become Lou Xiao'e's nightmare. Today, it was finally proved that there was nothing wrong with her body, and the child she was pregnant with was also the one she truly loved, so Lou Xiao'e cried with joy.

Of course, Lou's mother understood her daughter's difficulties. Seeing her daughter crying with joy, Lou's mother quickly hugged her daughter and comforted her, "Xiao'e, you have suffered a lot in the past few years!
It's all because Mom was deceived by the bad guys that you have to endure the injustice for so long!"

"Mom, I don't blame you! Let the past be the past!"

"Yes! Xiao'e, you're right! Let the past be the past!"

After Lou Xiao'e and her mother returned home, her father was deeply moved when he heard the news. After all, the Lou family had been looking forward to this child for many years.

"Haha, it would be great if we could inform the pillars in the capital about this great event!"

"Dad, my brother had already predicted this! He even picked a name for the child!"

"Oh? How did Zhuzi get its name?" Father Lou also became curious.

"My brother said that for a boy, we should name him after the four characters 'Guo Tai Min An' (National Peace and Prosperity)! For a girl, we should name her He Jingxiao!"

"Oh! So the boy's name would be He Jingguo or He Jingtai?"

"Yes! It sounds nice, right?" Lou Xiao'e showed a sweet expression.

"Haha, it seems that Zhuzi has thought of all this a long time ago!" Seeing that Suning cares so much about Lou Xiao'e and the child, Lou's father and mother are also very happy.

Banggeng has been having a hard time recently. The "big fool" in the courtyard suddenly became a stranger and no longer hangs around his mother.

Suning's changes can be said to be a mixed blessing for Banggeng. The good thing is that Suning is no longer around his mother Qin Huairu, so no one will call him the son of a "slut", and Suning will not take his mother away.

What worried him was that he could no longer go to Suning's room to steal things, and could no longer eat the food Suning brought back. Every day he had cornmeal porridge. Banggeng missed the old Suning a little.

But yesterday I heard that Suning had moved out of the courtyard and would never appear in their lives again. Thinking of Grandma Jia Zhang's curse on Suning, Banggeng became angry.

The angry Banggeng accidentally saw Suning's figure through the window. When Banggeng was feeling surprised, he saw the class teacher Ran Qiuye walking out with a smile, and then started chatting with the silly Suning.

Looking out of the classroom window, Teacher Ran's face was filled with a smile of surprise. Banggeng couldn't tell why, but it always made him feel uncomfortable.

The substitute teacher on the podium also noticed Bang Geng's absent-mindedness and knocked on the desk on the podium unceremoniously, "Student Jia Geng, you need to pay attention!"

"Yes! Teacher!" Banggeng, who was awakened, quickly focused on listening to the lecture, but his thoughts had already been outside the window.

"Master He, are you here to see me?"

"Haha, yes! My younger brother and sister want to transfer to your school. Can you help contact them?"

"Huh? Great! What grade are they in?"

"This is my younger brother Zhang Yuan, he's seven years old and in first grade! This is my younger sister Zhang Jing, she's eight years old and in second grade."

"Huh? Okay! Leave it to me! I'll take you to the principal's office now."

"Thank you, Teacher Ran!"

"You're welcome! That's not right! Master He, don't you just have one sister named He Yushui?"

"Haha, they are my brother-in-law and sister-in-law!"

"Ah? Master He, you're already married?"

"Yes! Just got married!"

"Oh! Congratulations, Master He!" Ran Qiuye felt a little disappointed when she heard the news that Su Ning was married.

With Ran Qiuye's help, things became very easy, and Erdan and Sanya were easily arranged to attend school.

"Erdan, Sanya, listen carefully in school!

After school tonight, my brother and sister will come to pick you up!"

"Got it! Brother!"

Looking at Suning who was very patient in treating the children, Ran Qiuye was unconsciously fascinated and suddenly felt that Suning was not too ugly.

But when she thought that Suning was already married, she felt a little lost again. Ran Qiuye didn't know why, but she felt very uncomfortable in her heart, as if she had lost something important.

"Teacher Ran, I'm sorry to trouble you!"

"Master He, you're welcome! We are friends after all!"

"Teacher Ran is right! We are friends. If you have any problems in the future, you must come to me for help!"

"Haha, of course!" Ran Qiuye didn't take Su Ning's words to heart, and she didn't think she would need Su Ning's help with anything.

After school in the evening, Suning and Zhang Ning came to the school gate together to pick up Erdan and Sanya, which made the two little guys very happy.

"Erdan, Sanya, you must memorize the way to school as soon as possible. From now on, you will need to come to school by yourselves!"

"I understand! Brother!" Erdan and Sanya answered in unison.

Banggeng saw Suning again as he left the school with the flood of students. Suning came to pick up two children from school. Banggeng felt even more uncomfortable.

Ran Qiuye also saw the incredibly beautiful Zhang Ning, and she unconsciously wanted to compare herself with Zhang Ning. She didn't think she was any less good-looking than Zhang Ning.

The third uncle Yan Bugui also saw the happy Suning family, but he felt a little surprised and didn't know the identities of the two children.

"Teacher Ran, do you know who the two children next to Sha Zhu are?"

"Ah? Teacher Yan! Those two children are the younger brother and sister of Master He's wife, and they also attend our school."

"Ah? Brothers and sisters? So that's how it is!" The third uncle Yan Bugui showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.

Banggeng trotted all the way home. When he saw his mother, Qin Huairu, he yelled, "Mom, guess who I saw at school today?"

"Who?"

"Stupid column!"

"Silly Zhu? Why is he going to your school?"

"I don't know! I took the two kids to find Teacher Ran!"

"Two children? Teacher Ran?" Qin Huairu had a guess in her mind and determined that this matter must be very complicated.

Not long after, He Yushui came back from get off work. Qin Huairu showed her signature smile, "Yushui, you're back from get off work!"

"Sister Qin, I just got back! Did you get off work early?"

"Haha, the steel mill has fewer tasks recently, so we workers have a lot more ease!"

"Oh! Sister Qin, you're busy! I'll go back first!"

"Hey! Rain, wait a minute!"

"Sister Qin, do you have anything else to say?" He Yushui turned around with some confusion. "Banggeng was at school today and saw your brother Shazhu taking two children to their school!
I'm just a little curious about the identities of these two children!"

"Haha, Sister Qin still cares about my brother so much!
Those two children are my sister-in-law’s younger brother and sister, and my brother happened to arrange for them to attend Banggeng School.”

"Ah? So that's it!

Is your brother marrying into your sister-in-law's family?" Qin Huairu quickly began to inquire about Suning's specific situation.

"Sister Qin, what nonsense are you talking about!

How could my brother marry into the family?

He has his own courtyard house outside, so he gave this house to us to live in!"

"Huh? Where did your brother get the money to buy a house?"

"Tsk! If my brother has no money, he can borrow from others! It's not like he can't pay it back!"

"Huh? That's right! Your brother Shazhu is really capable!"

"Okay! Sister Qin, I'm going home to cook! I don't want to chat with you anymore!"

"Haha, Yushui, go and get busy!"

Qin Huairu has already obtained a lot of important information. Although he still has many doubts, the deep-minded Qin Huairu will not ask all of them at once. After all, he cannot offend the "silly" He Yushui.

Time flies. Today is the day when Suning starts paying salaries again after entering into the public-private joint venture restaurant business. It is also the time for Suning to fulfill his promise.

"Everyone's performed very well this month, both in terms of hygiene and work attitude. Aunt Chen, the dishwasher, performed the best! So, this month, we're rewarding Aunt Chen with half a pound of sugar!"

"Pa pa pa" Seeing that Suning really gave half a pound of sugar to Aunt Chen, everyone in the kitchen became excited.

"Actually, when I first came to this kitchen, I was quite impressed by Aunt Chen. Her other dishes and chopsticks were exceptionally clean! So, giving her this half pound of sugar as a reward is well-deserved!"

"Thank you, Master He. I will definitely keep it up in the future! Keep working hard!" Aunt Chen took the sugar handed to her by Suning with trembling hands, and said excitedly.

"Haha, Aunt Chen, we all believe in you! We also hope that everyone can learn a lot from Aunt Chen!"

"Pa pa pa" everyone clapped excitedly again!

Looking at everyone's eager eyes looking at him, Suning felt a little funny. Of course, he understood what they meant and also wanted to get the reward of half a pound of sugar.

“Although others have performed well, they still need to keep working hard!
Of course!
To encourage everyone's enthusiasm, I once again took out a pound of sugar and distributed it equally to everyone! "

"Thank you, Master He!"

There are ten employees in the kitchen. Aunt Chen, who washes the dishes, has already received a reward of half a pound of sugar. Excluding Suning and Mahua, there are seven kitchen staff left.

If this pound of sugar was divided equally, each person would only have a little over one or two ounces of sugar. However, this was the 1960s when supplies were scarce, and even a little over one or two ounces of sugar was very precious.

Holding their own sugar reward, every kitchen staff member showed a surprised expression and was even more convinced of Suning's leadership and arrangements.

Of course, the service staff at the front hall heard about the rewards being distributed in the kitchen, and they were all excited and ran to You Fengxia to ask for rewards.

"Manager, why is it that only the kitchen staff gets the reward, but we in the front office don't?"

"Reward? Do you think your work deserves a reward?
Do you get rewarded for arguing with customers, or do you get rewarded for spitting on the ground?"

"I" really wanted to argue, but I was at a loss for words.

Seeing the waiter speechless, You Fengxia took a deep breath and explained, "The rewards for the kitchen were all bought with Chef He's own money, but not a single cent was taken from the restaurant's account!"

"But Master He is also the private manager of the restaurant. We can't favor one over the other!"

"Humph! Master He said as soon as he arrived at the restaurant that he only cares about the kitchen and doesn't care about the specific restaurant operations or financial matters! Why should he care about you?"

After hearing You Fengxia's explanation and reprimand, the other waiters stopped having any extravagant thoughts. They suddenly felt envious of their colleagues in the kitchen, but they did not think about whether their own behavior was worthy of reward.

Suning actually didn't want to get involved in the restaurant's affairs. After all, the storm was about to start, and Suning couldn't tell whether it would affect him or not.

Now that he is married, he really doesn't want to get too involved. Seeing that the kitchen business is also on the right track, Suning is thinking about whether he should leave before the storm starts.

"Uncle, I feel like the atmosphere is a little off lately!"

"Haha, what? You noticed it too?"

"Hmm! I can't really tell you!
Now the restaurant's kitchen is managed very well and they have developed good habits.

So I also wanted to leave the restaurant and work peacefully at the steel mill."

"Huh? That's not the case, is it?"

"Uncle, I still own 5% of the restaurant's shares, and I want to donate them all!
Just keep the property rights of the restaurant!"

"Zhuzi, you are a smart one!

fair enough!

It’s better not to have this 5% stake! It will save you trouble later!”

"Yes! That's what I thought!

Although the salary at the steel mill is only 37.5 yuan, it is enough for a family!"

With the approval of the top leaders, Suning directly donated 5% of the restaurant shares, retaining only the restaurant property, and no longer continued to work in the restaurant.

When You Fengxia heard the news of Suning's withdrawal, she was also very surprised. After all, it is difficult for people to give up the benefits they have obtained.

When the kitchen staff heard the news, they found it hard to accept because they had just eased their relationship with Suning and had gained a lot of benefits.

Suning had watched the TV series "The Little Woman Under the Zhengyang Gate" and knew that being a private manager was not easy, so he simply stopped being a private manager and only kept his own properties.

This way, there will be no hassle over the 5% stake, and when the market opens, he will still have the opportunity to take back the management rights of the restaurant.

When Suning arrived at the steel mill for work the next day, he was called to Director Yang's office. "He Yuzhu, someone reported you for taking private jobs at night!
So you can’t go to that restaurant anymore!”

"Director Yang, I have donated my shares in the restaurant!

I will never work in a restaurant again!"

"Oh! That's good! The atmosphere has been a little strange lately, so you should be careful."

"Haha, I'm just a cook! There's nothing to be afraid of!"

Suning does have this confidence. He knows that Director Yang will step down soon and that Deputy Director Li is the biggest winner. However, this guy surnamed Li is his loyal customer and all he wants is to get him into his pocket. Anyway, he will be safe no matter what.

Now that he had given up 5% of the restaurant's shares, he no longer had any weaknesses and all he had to do was live his life in peace.

(End of this chapter)